This issue, one of a series devoted to early childhood education in the USSR, contains statistical data on preschool education, discussions on personality development, mental training, work attitudes, and program guidelines focused on the organization of life and education of 3-7 year-old children. (Author/KM)

Describes the education of young children in the Soviet Union. Considers changes that have taken place since the school reform of 1984 within a historical perspective. Focuses on the first year of schooling and the ways in which systems attempt to inculcate values and beliefs. (Author/BB)

This report is presented in three parts. Part 1 consists of synopses of the child care situation in 13 countries. For each country, the child care environment, including the philosophy and historical background of child care, appropriate legislation, and types of child care services provided, are discussed. School-age child care programs for…

This book looks at major issues in day care and child care services from an international perspective, argues for a national child care policy, and makes recommendations for action. The first two chapters provide the context for the current issues in child care in terms of the history of child care, the need for child care outside the home, the…

A discussion of bilingualism in young children in the Soviet Union looks at the three main forms of early bilingualism (bilingual home environment, different languages spoken at home and in school, and second language instruction in school), notes the challenges they pose for development and maintenance of bilingual skills, and then describes a…